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Site 8 of the Shin-Saigoku 33 Pilgrimage — Matsuno-ji in Matsuo, Izumi City, an Izumi Province Kannon sanctuary traditionally founded by Gyoki
20 min bus from Izumi-Chuo Station on the Senboku Rapid Railway
Matsunoji-cho, Izumi, Osaka
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Matsuno-ji, in Matsunoji-cho, Izumi City, Osaka, is a temple of the Shingon Daigo school and Site 8 of the Shin-Saigoku 33 Pilgrimage. The principal image is Nyoirin Kannon Bodhisattva. According to temple tradition, Gyoki Bodhisattva enshrined a Kannon image at this site during the Tenpyo-Shoho era (749-757), making this an ancient temple. Long gathering devotion as a Kannon sanctuary of Izumi Pr…
Tradition holds that Matsuno-ji was founded during the Tenpyo-Shoho era (749-757) when Gyoki Bodhisattva enshrined a Nyoirin Kannon image at the Matsuo area of Izumi Province. As a high-ranking monk of the Nara period who traveled throughout Japan and opened many temples, Gyoki is associated with nu…
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Derived from the enshrined deity "如意輪観世音菩薩"
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